Institutionalising Islamophobia in Switzerland: The Burqa and Minaret Bans

This article aims to analyse the legislative processes leading to forbidding the wearing of burqas and the building of minarets in Switzerland by a postcolonial approach. In 2009, a federal popular initiative amended the Swiss constitution by forbidding the construction of minarets across the Helvet...

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Veröffentlicht in:World Review of Political Economy. in. - Pluto Journals. - 4(2017), 1, Seite 53-71
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:World Review of Political Economy. in
Schlagworte:Islam Islamophobia burqa minaret Switzerland Behavioral sciences Business Political science Religion Philosophy Social sciences